Ohio Likely Voters
Regardless of whom you support, who do you think will be the Republican nominee to run against President Obama:
Newt Gingrich Mitt Romney Rick Santorum Ron Paul None of the above Undecided
Row % Row % Row % Row % Row % Row %
Ohio Likely Voters 5% 70% 13% 3% 1% 8%
Party Identification** Republican 5% 71% 14% 3% 0% 8%
Independent 6% 72% 9% 4% 1% 8%
Tea Party Supporters 4% 69% 15% 3% 1% 7%
Intensity of Tea Party Support Strongly support Tea Party 4% 68% 20% 2% 0% 6%
Support Tea Party 4% 70% 13% 4% 1% 8%
Does not support Tea Party 6% 73% 11% 3% 1% 7%
Political Ideology Liberal-Moderate 6% 72% 9% 5% 1% 7%
Conservative 6% 70% 15% 3% 0% 7%
Very conservative 2% 69% 16% 2% 0% 11%
Political Ideology Liberal-Moderate 6% 72% 9% 5% 1% 7%
Conservative-Very conservative 5% 70% 15% 2% 0% 8%
Past Participation*** Yes 5% 71% 13% 2% 1% 8%
No 3% 67% 12% 8% 0% 10%
Republican Candidates Rick Santorum 2% 61% 29% 0% 0% 9%
Mitt Romney 4% 90% 3% 1% 0% 2%
Newt Gingrich 18% 67% 5% 4% 0% 6%
Ron Paul 1% 66% 13% 13% 2% 6%
Candidate Support Strongly support 5% 69% 18% 3% 0% 5%
Somewhat support 3% 81% 8% 3% 1% 4%
Might vote differently 10% 66% 14% 5% 0% 5%
Most Important Quality Shares your values 5% 58% 20% 4% 0% 13%
Is closest to you on the issues 4% 70% 15% 4% 1% 5%
Can beat President Obama in 2012 4% 79% 9% 2% 0% 6%
Has the experience to govern 7% 76% 7% 3% 1% 5%
Gender Men 5% 72% 14% 4% 1% 5%
Women 5% 68% 12% 2% 1% 11%
Age Under 45 5% 69% 14% 6% 1% 6%
45 or older 5% 71% 13% 2% 1% 8%
Region Cleveland Area 6% 71% 9% 4% 0% 9%
East 3% 68% 19% 3% 0% 7%
Northwest/Toledo 5% 71% 13% 3% 0% 9%
Columbus Area 7% 70% 11% 4% 1% 7%
South/Cincinnati 5% 71% 12% 2% 1% 8%
Household Income Less than $75,000 6% 68% 15% 4% 1% 7%
$75,000 or more 3% 80% 11% 2% 0% 4%
Evangelical Christians 4% 66% 17% 3% 1% 9%
Mormons are Christians Yes 4% 79% 9% 2% 0% 6%
No-Unsure 7% 60% 18% 4% 1% 10%
Education Not college graduate 6% 66% 15% 4% 1% 8%
College graduate 4% 77% 10% 2% 1% 7%
Interview Type Landline 5% 71% 13% 3% 1% 8%
Cell Phone 4% 68% 14% 5% 1% 8%
NBC News/Marist Poll Ohio Likely Republican Primary Voters. Interviews conducted February 29th through March 2nd, 2012, N=820 MOE +/- 3.4 percentage points. Totals may not add to 100% due to rounding.
**There are too few Democrats for analysis purposes
***Past participation refers to previous participation in an Ohio Republican Presidential Primary.